Me and my Buddy

Selling art in street corner

Good shot.

is good

It is hard to tell what the main focus of the shot is. While the painting/mural is interesting, it detracts from the people (who I assume were the original subjects)

Well Austin. I guess you assume wrong. You see, I purposely make both the subjects and the painting sharp with a longer DOF because I find them both unique! Where can you find a painting like that and the genuine smiles of the Papua New Guinea locals? Anybody disagree?

Lukim yu, tupela :-)

I sort of agree and sort of don't. To my eye (just one opinion), I think I'd like either more of the mural to add to the sense of place, or a little less to turn it into a bright background for the faces. I do think that either way could be effective. In this shot, I do think it would be nice to have the mural fill the background, though, instead of including the gray stone up and left. The colors are strong and the figures are engaging, though.